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Ashley Rao is a knitwear designer and architect with an insatiable interest in texture, geometry, and construction.   She lives in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, and  teaches knitting and design workshops at JP Knit & Stitch.

 

Ashley's handknit designs have been featured in Interweave Knits, knit.wear, Knitscene, Twist Collective, KNITstyle, Knit Simple, Creative Knitting, and Petite Purls.  Her work has also been included in 60 Quick Baby Blankets, 50 Quick Gifts for Year-Round Giving, Malabrigo Book 5 in Soho, Zealana Air Chunky, Zealana Performa Rimu, Cable Ready, Quick-Knit Flower Frenzy, and Garter Stitch Gifts.

 

Her articles on knitting techniques include:

  • "Learn to Knitweave" Knitscene Accessories 2013

  • "The Limit Does not Exist: Tubular Cast-Ons" Knitscene Winter 2013

 

Be on the lookout for her upcoming work in Interweave Knits Fall 2014 and Vogue Knitting Fall 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

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